Fashion

It’s no secret that I adore fashion stylist & plus fashion expert Reah Norman! Not only is she my good friend, but she’s also very talented! I think she’s one of the best in the business. I’ve know her for years and no one can match her hard work and dedication. If you want to learn more about her, read the 5 Questions post where I featured Reah.

What’s your passion in life? Is it something that you actually get to do every day? Or do you only dream about it at this point? The truth is, only a small percentage of us actually follow our passion. Why is that? Have you ever asked yourself why it’s so hard for us to take action and go after what we love?

Raise your hand if you love to shop. Now, raise your hand if you love to save money. You know how easy it was to raise your hand right now? That’s how amazingly easy it is to shop and save money using RetailMeNot.com.

I don’t know if you guys know or not, but my dream has always been to write. When I was in college, I imagined myself traveling the world as a journalist. Today, I not only love to write on my blog, but I’m also a freelancer (available for hire by the way). And one of the places you’ll find me is over on Babble.com, writing about beauty and style topics (this includes plus sizes) in their Latina section.

Are you ready for some glamorous dresses? I can’t hear you! OK…seriously I can’t hear because this is a blog, but I can imagine that you’re saying yes! Well, we all know about my love for Tadashi Shoji. His gowns and cocktail dresses are stunning. And when they sent me the Fall/Holiday 2013 Lookbook, you know I had to share it with you.

I may have mentioned this on my blog before, but spent a few years living in Germany. It was amazing. I can’t even begin to tell you how much I loved the fashion and shopping there. I envied the dark, chic, and polished style a lot of the women had over there. Carmakoma is the perfect example of the that. Just take a look for yourself. I was sent a sneak peek look into their Autumn/Winter 2013 Lookbook!

It seems like the photos from my NYC visit will never stop. I apparently took over 900 photos while I was there! That’s a lot to share with you. So, as long as I have them, I’ll share them here. A few of those photos are from the Evans Fall/Winter Preview. I was lucky enough to get an invite and check out what’s to come from the UK retailer!

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Here’s another one of my favorite designers from the Full Figured Fashion Week Indie Designers Showcase—Nakimuli! I’m happy to report that this collection was exciting and daring too! Some of my favorite pieces were the swimsuits, but there were a few separates I wouldn’t mind owning as well. Once again a designer, Tennille McMillan, is having fun with curvy fashion!

This is a compensated post in collaboration with Starbucks. All opinions and thoughts in this post are honest and mine.

Summer is officially here! I seriously can’t believe how fast time has flown by. You know how time flies when you’re having fun. And I have been having a lot of that lately. That’s what fashion is all about right? Having fun? OK…if it’s not fun, then you’re probably not doing it right.

I imagine the designer of Rue 114, Serwah Asante, to be this really cool, vibrant, and carefree woman. I’ve never met her, but I just get that vibe when I look at her collection. Even her motto is awesome—”Great style should be available in all sizes because fabulous, fierce, kick-ass women come in all sizes!” I couldn’t have said it better myself.

Next month, I’ll be heading over to New York for Full Figured Fashion Week! I’m so excited! I will also be attending Lane Bryant’s blogger conference again. And as part of this conference they gifted us with a gift card to purchase an outfit for the Lane Bryant Fashion Style Off. Nothing like a little blogger competition! Hahaha! Below is my outfit.

I love when two trends combine and actually look good together! That’s exactly what happened here with the popular black and white trend and the colorblocking that just won’t go away! But, that’s OK, because I think these two go great together and will be around for a while. I even found you a few dresses you just might like!